Tickets sales generate little revenue for orchestras. Orchestral recordings can cost in the hundreds of thousands to make, so you have to sell quite a few CDs to turn a profit. Another advantage of video opera recordings is that many opera performances are recorded for TV, so labels can...
While movies may be grossing more, production costs are also increasing, so is Hollywood really making more than ever?
Since I only listen to classical, I'll comment just on that. Classical CDs remain the most expensive. New releases average 15.99. An opera spanning 3 CDs will easily...
Sony screwed up by pricing the set at $40 MSRP. They also should have waited to see how the later, funnier seasons sold before pulling the plug. I think they would have had better luck releasing 2 seasons at a time together, and setting the price no more than $50 MRSP.
I can't imagine...
I've worked for (and will probably work for again) PA Governor Ed Rendell. If Bush wins again in '04, it's pretty much a sure thing that Rendell will be on the Democratic ticket in '08. Anyway, you can't come much closer to him than having him grab your arm at a fund-raiser, and tell you that...
I would never put 'art' and 'singing' in the same sentence when talking about "American Idol" contestants. Like pop "singers", they are entertainers - meaning that there is more of an emphasis on the physicality of their performance. That's why none of them sing while standing statically against...
On the false order of events in Roger and Me:
This was the first article that brought to light that Moore changed the order of events in Roger and Me, and is credited with costing him the Oscar:
Jacobson, Harlan. “Michael and Me.” Film Comment Nov.-Dec. 1989: 16-26
(Since this is being...
This is misleading. The movie industry is the only entertainment industry that judges success by gross, not number of sales. If you look at actually ticket sales, I believe that there has been very little growth in the last few years. As others have noted, the problem with CDs is that they...
Some advice: Make it clear you won't ship the items until you've received payment. I used to think that this was obvious until someone got really pissy with me and threatened to give me negative feedback because I wouldn't ship until their check had cleared, and I didn't say this in my auction.
An old favorite of chem teachers is the flaming (glowing) gummy bear. Here's what you'll need: 1 test tube (about 150mm in length and 25mm wide) ring stand and clamp about 10 grams of sodium chlorate (potassium chlorate also works) bunsen burner 1 gummy bear Directions: Setup...
I remember reading that airlines have to sell something like 80% of the seats on a flight just to break even, and that's why they are always over booking flights.
I make it a point not to go down there on Fat Tuesday or during the Greek Picnic (there really isn't that much on South Street anymore except some bars, sex shops and a mix of crap and overpriced restaurants).
unless a film cost $100 million and bombs at the box office, all films make money over the long haul when you take into account rentals, home video and TV.
Hmm. In downtown Philadelphia it seems like horseback cops can only be found around parks. I'm guessing this is done because it's obviously a lot easier to ride a horse into a park instead of a police car if they're needed.
I spent my college spring break watching the war on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, ABC, CBS, NBC and BBC. Probaly one of the few times that I'll be able to see a war playout live on TV.
This is clearly Kubrick's fault. By titling the movie "Lolita", he's setting up expectations for everyone who has read the book - people can't help but make comparisons. Because of some of the large changes he had make, and some of the willing changes made from the novel, I think the film would...
I think his only genuinely bad films came in the late 90s. During the 70s and 80s, his only really terrible film was "September". "Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy" and a few others from this period are among his least memorable, but not that bad. Normally a lot of good ideas which never come...
Could you please explain its three part structure. I think it's a failure of the filmmaker if it is supposed to be in three parts, but almost everyone reads it as being in two.